cryodil for 27 October 2025

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Scientists at the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bengaluru, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), have developed a ready-to-use, egg yolk-free solution – CRYODIL.

About CRYODIL

• It is an egg yolk-free, ready to use semen extender for buffaloes.
• It is developed by the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bengaluru, under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
• It has a higher shelf-life (≥18 months), developed for cryopreservation of buffalo semen for the first time in India.
• The post-thaw progressive motility of cryopreserved buffalo sperm in CRYODIL was significantly higher (P≤ 0.05) as compared to that in traditional egg-yolk-based semen extenders.
  • Post-thaw sperm movement i. e how actively sperm can swim after being frozen and thawed, a key factor that determines whether insemination will lead to pregnancy and viability which are critical factors for successful fertilisation.
• CRYODIL is cheaper to produce than traditional egg yolk-based extenders. 

Key Facts about Indian Council of Agricultural Research

• It is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. 
• Background: It was formerly known as the Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. 
• Functions: The Council is the apex body for coordinating, guiding, and managing research and education in agriculture, including horticulture, fisheries, and animal sciences, throughout the country
• Headquarters: New Delhi. 

Source: TH